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Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Autodesk Vehicle Tracking software

If you remember my “Greetings from UK” post a few weeks ago
I mentioned that I was on training along with some people you may know from our
community. One of the reasons for it was, in my honest opinion, the new
technology that Autodesk acquired. I am talking about Autodesk Vehicle Tracking
software.

"Vehicle Tracking software is a comprehensive transportation analysis and design solution for vehicle swept path analysis. The software enables engineers, designers, and planners at government agencies and engineering consulting firms to predictably evaluate vehicle movements on transportation or site design projects."

This is a great addition to civil engineers especially for those
that work on roads and parking lot design.

Swept Paths tools is probably what this product is known for
and allows you to get different vehicle types and run them through your design,
intersection, roundabout. Cool and ... very, very easy to use.

I’m sure all of you remember how easy but boring is to
create a simple parking lot. You may also remember lots (I mean LOTS) of
copying and offsetting, counting and starting over when edits are necessary.
Now with Autodesk Vehicle Tracking software those days are almost numbered. This
tool allows us to create, edit and get quick feedback on how many we have. It
creates islands for us, and so much more.

One other feature that I was personally very impressed is
the easiness of using roundabout tools. You literally need a few clicks to
create one that is dynamic and quick to update. It can create a corridor for you at the same time!!! Other things such as Design
Checks and Animation tools are also very intuitive and easy to use but yet,
very powerful.

Now sounding like one of those talking heads from
infomercials “But, wait, there is more…” This all comes as a separate ribbon on
your Civil 3D interface. I personally spent hours going through different
vehicles from Vehicle Library and playing with visualization tools. Very
relaxing!

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Autodesk Vehicle Tracking software

If you remember my “Greetings from UK” post a few weeks ago
I mentioned that I was on training along with some people you may know from our
community. One of the reasons for it was, in my honest opinion, the new
technology that Autodesk acquired. I am talking about Autodesk Vehicle Tracking
software.

"Vehicle Tracking software is a comprehensive transportation analysis and design solution for vehicle swept path analysis. The software enables engineers, designers, and planners at government agencies and engineering consulting firms to predictably evaluate vehicle movements on transportation or site design projects."

This is a great addition to civil engineers especially for those
that work on roads and parking lot design.

Swept Paths tools is probably what this product is known for
and allows you to get different vehicle types and run them through your design,
intersection, roundabout. Cool and ... very, very easy to use.

I’m sure all of you remember how easy but boring is to
create a simple parking lot. You may also remember lots (I mean LOTS) of
copying and offsetting, counting and starting over when edits are necessary.
Now with Autodesk Vehicle Tracking software those days are almost numbered. This
tool allows us to create, edit and get quick feedback on how many we have. It
creates islands for us, and so much more.

One other feature that I was personally very impressed is
the easiness of using roundabout tools. You literally need a few clicks to
create one that is dynamic and quick to update. It can create a corridor for you at the same time!!! Other things such as Design
Checks and Animation tools are also very intuitive and easy to use but yet,
very powerful.

Now sounding like one of those talking heads from
infomercials “But, wait, there is more…” This all comes as a separate ribbon on
your Civil 3D interface. I personally spent hours going through different
vehicles from Vehicle Library and playing with visualization tools. Very
relaxing!